Yes, there are two Americas’ Virginia, they exist as certainly as love and generosity and devotion exist. One tolerant and broadminded, the other intolerant and narrow-minded!
Sincerely, thinkingblue, from the TOLERANT AND BROADMINDED USA
PS: Joe (You Lie) Wilson, et al reside in the other America!

Monday, April 01, 2013

Warning to American Teachers

I
know there are countries that will suppress critical thought
about anything considered taboo especially when it comes to their
laws (written and unwritten) no matter how ridiculous they sound.
If you venture into these uncharted waters (questioning validity)
you might wind up in a field where you are stoned to death. But
here in the United States of America with so many resources
available to LEARN and THINK, we should be so far removed from
such backwardness, yet we are not and that is quite troubling
(and preposterously senseless). thinkingblue

The Florida Atlantic University student who allegedly ran
afoul of school administrators when he expressed discomfort
with a professor’s assignment to stomp on a piece of
paper bearing the word “Jesus,” has won in an
absolute rout.
As late as Monday, Fox News Radio was reporting
that the student, devout Mormon Ryan Rotela, faced a litany
of academic charges involving “acts of verbal, written
or physical abuse” and could no longer attend class.
These charges were perplexing because they appeared to
come after FAU first attempted to apologize. (RELATED:
UPDATE: Florida Atlantic University apologizes for Jesus
Stomping 101)
Before that apology, as UPI reports,
school officials had sided
with the professor, insisting that a university “is a
venue for such dialogue and debate.”
It’s unclear if the school was actually planning to
punish Rotela before the incident became a national story.
Whatever the case, the Sun Sentinel reports
that Florida Gov. Rick Scott has now blasted FAU as
“intolerant to Christians.” He called Rotela
personally to praise his courage. He also asked Frank Brogan,
chancellor of Florida’s public university system, to
ensure that “this type of ‘lesson’ will not
occur again.”
FAU has come out with a second apology. This time,
it’s in the form of this nearly-touching humble
pie-eating video.

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Yes, there are two Americas’ Virginia, they exist as certainly as love and generosity and devotion exist. One tolerant and
free-thinking, the other intolerant and close-minded!
Sincerely, thinkingblue, from the TOLERANT AND FREE-THINKING USA
PS: Joe (You Lie) Wilson, Glenn Beck, Sarah Palin, Rush Limbaugh et al reside in the intolerant America!